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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Testing; The Coming of the Cold and The Hawk in the Dark.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about Will's iron ornament over the last two days since Midwinter's Eve?
(a) It has been warm for two days.
(b) It has been covered in frost.
(c) It has changed colors.
(d) It has been cold.

2. According to Merriman, what sign can release the country from the hold of the Dark?
(a) The sign of bronze.
(b) The sign of copper.
(c) The sign of wood.
(d) The sign of fire.

3. How does the blacksmith stop Will from taking the stranger's food offering?
(a) By burning wood to kill the scent of tantalizing food.
(b) By placing a hot horseshoe on the horse.
(c) By placing a hot iron between Will and the stranger.
(d) By placing a hot fist into the stranger's face.

4. Who offers to take the little signs from Will and carry them?
(a) Mr. Beaumont.
(b) Merriman.
(c) The Lady.
(d) The Walker.

5. According to Merriman, how long ago did the kings of England preserve the forests that the Dark inhabit?
(a) 1000 years ago.
(b) 300 years ago.
(c) 200 years ago.
(d) 500 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is drawn on the very last page of the book of Gramayre?

2. After the church service is over, who stays behind with Will and Paul?

3. Why doesn't Will go near the family's two dogs?

4. What does Will find odd about the iron ornament's surface?

5. What warning does Merriman tell Will after their first meeting?

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